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Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 1992. Hardcover. Good Condition. 23 x 16.3 x 3.7 cm. Dust jacket is complete but rubbed and worn at edges and corners. Clean pages, free from notes or highlighting. Bindings firm, spine intact. Overall, sound and serviceable. Publisher's note: In 1777 a series of royal decrees heralded the restructuring of the French booktrade. An important innovation was the creation of a public domainfor certain kinds of books whose privilège (or 'copyright') had expired. In order not to relinquish control over a vast category of books, the government decided to implement a new kind of printing and publishing permit - the 'permission simple'. As historian and bibliologist, the author examines the many issues involved in the implementation of the permit, explaining the circumstances that led to the creation of a public domain, the economic policies of the government with respect to the 'permission simple', and what exactly the procedures entailed. Other issues concerning the…
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French Booktrade and the "Permission Simple" of 1777: Copyright and Public Domain with an Edition of the Permit Registers (Studies on Voltaire) Hardcover - 1992
by Dawson, Robert L., Voltaire Foundation
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- Title French Booktrade and the "Permission Simple" of 1777: Copyright and Public Domain with an Edition of the Permit Registers (Studies on Voltaire)
- Author Dawson, Robert L., Voltaire Foundation
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 681
- Language ENG
- Publisher Voltaire Foundation
- Date 1992-01
- ISBN 9780729404419
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